Download and Launch Fortigate Virtual Machine in VMWare WorkStation
This post is to summarize the steps to download and install Fortigate Firewall VM into your VMware workstation for your lab testing.
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Download VM
Or Firmware Download page: (Partner Account works if you do not have subscription) jy 51sec org
Please download VM start with FGT and not start with FOS. FOS-VMs are meant to work only in closed environments without Internet access. FOS-VMs license validation process is exclusively taken care of by the FortiMeter module of FortiManager, not by FortiGuard. Upon instantiation, a FOS-VM is provided with a permanent Serial Number. The FOS-VM license status is “Valid”, and is set with a “FortiMeter grace period” value of 1 hour. (From: FOS-VM License management, validation, and troubleshooting)
FOS-VMs can get a evaluated license from your FortiCloud account. It will show in your FortiCloud account's Asset management product list page:Launch VM into VMWare Workstation
Unzip download zip file: e.g. FGT_VM64-v7.0.3-build0237-FORTINET.out.ovf.zipYou will get 2 VMDK disk files and 6 different OVF files. To import it into your VMWare Workstation, just double click one of ovf file then the import wizard will show up.
Component | Description |
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fortios.vmdk | FortiGate-VM system hard disk in VMDK format. |
datadrive.vmdk | FortiGate-VM log disk in VMDK format. |
Open Virtualization Format (OVF) template files | |
FortiGate-VM64.ovf | OVF template based on Intel e1000 NIC driver. |
FortiGate-VM64.hw04.ovf | OVF template file for older (v3.5) VMware ESX server. This file will be deprecated in future releases. |
FortiGate-VMxx.hw07_vmxnet2.ovf | OVF template file for VMware vmxnet2 driver. |
FortiGate-VMxx.hw07_vmxnet3.ovf | OVF template file for VMware vmxnet3 driver. |
FortiGate-VM64.hw13.ovf | OVF template file for VMware ESXi 6.5 and later versions. |
OVF template file for VMware ESXi 6.7 and later versions. | |
FortiGate-VM64.vapp.ovf | OVF template file for VMware vSphere, vCenter, and vCloud. |
Configuration Port 1 (Mgmt) Interface
After VM complete loaded, it might need to reboot it once then you will be prompted to login:Default username : admin
config system interface
edit ?
show system interface ?
config system interface
edit port1
set mode static
set ip 192.168.2.18 255.255.255.0
append allowaccess http
end
- Show system interface
- Get system status
config router static
edit 1
set device port1
set gateway 192.168.2.1
end
Config Fortigate WAN, LAN & DMZ Interfaces
LAN and DMZ
Configure Firewall Rule
Basic rule is from LAN to WAN for Internet traffic.License Reset for Evaluation
Videos
References
- FortiGate Private Cloud
- Hardening your FortiGate
- FortiGate / FortiOS 7.0.0 Best Practices
- FortiGate / FortiOS
- Single FortiGate-VM Deployment
- Launching FortiGate on Azure
- GitHub FortiGate Azure templates.
- FortiGate Azure datasheet.
- Tehnical Tip: Installing and configuring FortiGate Autoscale for Azure.
- Technical Tip: Resizing an Azure FortiGate VM instance
- Upload VHD
- Deployment Guide
- Datasheet - FortiGate Next Generation Firewall for Azure
- FortiOS Handbook
- ARM and Terraform template on GitHub
- Register your license
do you have any cracked version of fortigate ova? like https://www.worldofiptv.com/resources/fortigate-for-vmware-v7-2-6-nulled.3420/
ReplyDeletei dont know if it is a scam or not
Unfortunately, I do not have it and I am not sure if it is scam or not either. But you wont need one since you can get a free evaluation version to play in your lab.
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